Tejaswin becomes first Indian to win a decathlon medal in CWG with a bronze
GLASGOW: National record holder Tejaswin Shankar overcame a long-standing knee injury and scripted history as he became the first Indian to win a decathlon medal in the Commonwealth Games, clinching a bronze here on Friday.
Tejaswin collected a total of 7976 points in the gruelling 10-event discipline competed over two days. He was competing despite having with a chronic patellar tendinitis (jumper’s knee) which led to his pulling out from the men’s high jump event earlier in the Glasgow Games.
A heartbroken Tejaswin was in tears after being forced to withdraw from the high jump event following his opening attempt after the flare-up of the long-standing issue.
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